First Citizens Bank was the largest mover on Trinidad and Tobago Exchange when trading ended on Friday, with the price that dropped $3.93 on Thursday, recovering 50 cents with 200 units trading to end at $31.50. Elsewhere trading ended with 9 securities changing hands, down from 11 on Thursday.
Trading activity closed with 4 stocks rising while 3 declined and 2 remained unchanged as 522,024 shares valued at $1,246,175 changed hands, compared to 1,593,090 shares valued at $2,604,191 on Thursday as 2 stocks closed at new 52 weeks’ high.
The market closed with sharp movements in the indices. The the Composite Index advanced by 2.95 points to close at 1,167.20. The All T&T Index closed with a gain of 4.59 points to 1,802.05, down 7.52 percent for 2016 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.18 points to 71.03 points and is up 43.47 percent year to date.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group gained 4 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of 84 cents with 413,232 units for a value of $ 339,850, switching ownership. Grace Kennedy contributed 1,420 shares and rose 3 cents in trading, to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.60 and Trinidad Cement gained 20 cents with 81,777 shares valued at $326,537 changing hands to close at $4.
Losses| Guardian Holdings lost 1 cent in trading 1,447 shares, the price closed at $12.60, National Commercial Bank ended with 290 shares changing hands with the price closing with a loss of 2 cents at $2.58 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL lost 3 cents in trading 16,200 shares with a value of $381,495 changing hands at $23.55.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund closed with 7,430 shares changing hands at $22.60 and Massy Holdings ended with 325 shares changing hands at $51.50.
First Citizens recovers some ground – Friday
First Citizens drops sharply – Thursday
First Citizens lost $3.93 on TTSE on Thursday
Trading activity closed with no stock rising while 5 declined and 7 remained unchanged as 1,593,090 shares valued at $2,604,191 changed hands, compared to 207,405 shares valued at $1,352,970 on Wednesday as one stock closed at new 52 weeks’ low.
The market closed with sharp movements in the indices. The the Composite Index dropped 10.95 points to close at 1,164.25. The All T&T Index closed with a dive of 20.73 points to 1,797.46, down 7.75 percent for 2016 and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.14 points to 70.85 points and is up 43.10 percent year to date.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| There were no stocks ending higher at the close of trading.
Losses| Guardian Holdings lost 1 cent in trading 1,824 shares, the price closed at $12.60, National Commercial Bank ended declined by 2 cents with 5,603 shares changing hands with the price closing at $2.60.
One Caribbean Media lost 40 cents in trading 2,010 shares at a 52 weeks’ low of $20 and Unilever Caribbean fell 9 cents with 2,000 shares trading at $59.90.Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund closed with 10,460 shares changing hands at $22.60, JMMB Group closed at 80 cents with 1,484,379 units for a value of $1,187,503 switching ownership, Massy Holdings ended with 325 shares changing hands at $51.50. Prestige Holdings with 83,979 units with a value of $923,749 changing hands, ended at $11, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 1,500 units at $7.20 and Scotiabank traded 10 shares and closed at $58.50.
1 TTSE stock rise 3 fell – Wednesday
Trading activity on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market ended on Wednesday with 11 stocks trading of which 1 gained, 3 declined and 7 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with 127,817 shares valued at $1,315,583 changing hands, compared to 475,198 shares valued at $3,971,851 on Tuesday.
The market closed with modest movements in the indices with the Composite Index rising 0.08 points to close at 1,172.25, the All T&T Index closed with a loss of 0.18 points at 1,819.84 and the Cross Listed Index grew by 0.05 points to 69.96 points and is up 41.3 percent year to date.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Scotiabank closed with 5,239 shares changing hands to end 1 cent up at $58.26.
Losses| Asna McAl traded 31 shares and lost 3 cents to end at $62.65, One Caribbean Media traded 100 shares and fell 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.50 and Unilever traded 550 shares and lost 1 cent to close at $59.99.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund closed with 29,795 shares changing hands to end at $22.60, JMMB Group ended with 74,900 shares changing hands to close at 75 cents, Massy Holdings ended with 200 shares changing hands at $52, Point Lisas closed at $3.60 with 1,118 units changing hands. Prestige Holdings with 2,000 units changing hands ended at $11, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $23.65 with 7,884 units changing hands and Trinidad Cement had 6,000 shares changing hands to close at $3.50.
5 TTSE stocks rise 2 fell – Tuesday
JMMB Group traded at a new high of TT$0.70 on the TTSE on Tuesday.
The market closed with modest movements in the indices and ended with 5 stocks gaining, 2 declining and 6 remaining unchanged as 13 securities traded.
The Composite Index climbed 7.73 points to close at 1,163.74, the All T&T Index rose 1.19 points to close at 1,816.04 and the Cross Listed Index gained 1.95 to 68.15 points as JMMB Group and Firstcaribbean International Bank recorded gains.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Angostura Holdings ended with 40,000 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.55 after rising 5 cents, Firstcaribbean International Bank ended trading 2,000 shares and closed with a rise of 39 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.34. JMMB Group gained 5 cents to end with 183,910 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ high of 70 cents, National Flour ended with 11,450 shares changing hands to close 2 cents higher at $2.58 and Trinidad Cement had 2,546 shares changing hands and rose 15 cents to close at $3.25
Losses| First Citizens Bank traded just 10 shares and lost 1 cent to end at $34.98 and
One Caribbean Media traded 10,000 shares and fell 14 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.55.Firm Trades| Agostini’s traded just 111 shares to end at $17.30, Asna McAl traded 200 shares to end at $62.70, Clico Investment Fund closed with 9,800 shares changing hands to end at $22.60, Republic Financial Holdings traded 9,280 units to end at $109.99. Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $23.65 with 19,104 units valued at $451,898 changing hands, Unilever traded just 10 shares at $60 and West Indian Tobacco traded 45,921 shares carrying a value of $5,835,163 to close at $127.07.
Trading picks up on TTSE – Wednesday
Trading activity picks up on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market improved on Wednesday over the levels of trading on Tuesday. Market activity resulted in only 204,982 shares valued at $2,918,765 changing hands compared to 30,059 shares valued at $790,965 on Tuesday.
The market closed with modest movements in the indices and ended with 4 stocks gaining, 3 declining and 5 remaining unchanged as 12 securities traded.
The Composite Index rose 1.06 points to close at 1,156.21, the All T&T Index gained 1.10 points to close at 1,816.95 and the Cross Listed Index inched up 0.14 to 65.97 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Ansa McAl rose 1 cent in trading 5,000 units to end at $62.71, National Commercial Bank ended with 32,432 shares changing hands to close at $2.60, with a gain of 2 cents, National Flour rose 2 cents and ended with 10,000 shares changing hands at $2.55 and Unilever Caribbean gained $2 with 1,328 shares trading at $60.
Losses| Ansa Merchant Bank lost 5 cents in trading 556 units to end at $40, Calypso Macro Index Fund dropped $1 while trading 17,592 units at a 52 weeks’ low of $22 and Republic Financial Holdings fell 1 cent and ended with 5,000 shares changing hands at $109.99.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund closed with 54,913 shares changing hands at $22.60, Grace Kennedy ended with 1,321 shares to close at $2.55, JMMB Group trading at and ended with 70,144 shares changing hands at 61 cents, Scotiabank closed with 336 shares at $58 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $23.65 with 6,000 units changing hands.
TTSE Unilever drops $4.50 – Wednesday
Unilever products fighting in a weakened T&T economy leading to a big drop in the stock price.
Market activity ended with 89,258 shares valued at $1,450,746 changing hands, down from the $2,665,520 traded on Tuesday.
The Composite Index declined 1.03 points to close at 1,156.61, the All T&T Index fell 2.04 points to close at 1,817.25 and the Cross Listed Index ended unchanged at 66.04.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Trinidad Cement closed at $3.10 with 15,500 shares changing hands to gain 5 cents.
Losses| Clico Investment Fund closed with 14,420 shares valued at $326,637 changing hands, to end 1 cent down at $22.65, Massy Holding lost 1 cent in trading 5,718 shares valued at $314,433 to close at $54.99 and Unilever Caribbean traded 2,643 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $58 after nosediving $4.50. Unilever’s stock has been under pressure from early 2015 after it suffered from problems in a new software package followed by a weakening domestic market that saw revenues coming under pressure. The latest results to June, shows slightly reduced revenues in the June quarter, compared to 2015, with 13.6 percent more after tax profit, after gross profit increased by percent.
At the present price and likelihood of earnings per share hitting $2 this year, the stock is priced close to 30 times this year’s earnings, well ahead of others in that market and could undergo more decline in the price as the market adjusts it to be more in line with its peers.Firm Trades| First Citizens traded 13,058 units with a value of $457,030 at $35, Grace Kennedy ended with 36,950 shares changing hands at $2.56, Scotiabank closed with 955 shares changing hands to end at $57.53 and West Indian Tobacco with 14 shares changing hands closed at $126.32.
3 TTSE stocks gain 2 fall – Tuesday
Trading activity on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market continued with relatively low volumes when it closed Tuesday. At the close 14 securities changed hands, resulting in 130,829 shares valued at just $2,628,992 traded, 3 stocks rose, 2 declined and 9 remained unchanged, leading to increases in all of the market indices.
The Composite Index gained 0.38 points to close at 1,155.30, the All T&T Index rose 0.41 points to close at 1,820.32 and the Cross Listed Index advanced 0.05 points to at 65.26.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with offers that were lower.
Gains| JMMB Group ended with a gain of 1 cent as 8,000 shares changed hands to close at 64 cents, National Flour rose 1 cent and ended with 239 shares changing hands to close at $2.32 and Scotiabank gained 1 cent to close with 168 shares changing hands at $56.51, after trading as high as $57.
Losses| Guardian Holdings shed 23 cents with 2,640 shares changing hands and ended at $13.57 and Unilever Caribbean traded 79 shares to close new 52 weeks’ low of $62.69.
Firm Trades| Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 430 units at $23.25, Clico Investment Fund ended at $22.65 with 38,671 shares valued at $875,898 trading, First Citizens traded 313 units at $35, Massy Holdings ended with just 20 shares changing hands at $54.95, National Commercial Bank ended with 10,000 shares changing hands to close at $2.65. Sagicor Financial Corporation ended with 33,021 shares changing hands at $6.90, Scotia Investments closed at $1.70 with 47,000 shares changing hands, Trinidad and Tobago NGL with 8,526 shares changing hands, closed at $23.76 and West Indian Tobacco had 100 shares changing hands at $126.31.
Only 2 TTSE stocks rose & 3 fall – Thursday
JMMB Group one of the two stocks to gain on TTSE on Thursday.
The Composite Index gained 0.67 points to close at 1,151.80, the All T&T Index lost 1.07 points to close at 1,813.46 and the Cross Listed Index rose 0.33 points to at 65.24.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with offers that were lower.
Gains| JMMB Group ended with 64,571 shares changing hands to close 4 cents higher at 64 cents and Tobago Trinidad and NGL rose by just 1 cent with 1,000 shares changing hands at $23.76.
Losses| Prestige Holdings traded 5,365 shares to close 10 cents lower at $10.80, Readymix dropped 65 cents to close at a new 52 weeks’ low of $11.60 with 160 shares changing hands and Unilever Caribbean dived $1.32 with 5,000 shares trading to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $63.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAl traded only 29 units to end at $62, First Citizens traded 4,328 units at $35, Clico Investment Fund ended at $22.65 with 13,717 shares trading, Grace Kennedy contributed 1,729 shares, to close at $2.20, Massy Holdings ended with 10,000 shares valued at $549,800 changing hands to end at $54.98. Republic Financial Holdings closed at $109.98 with 10,100 shares at a value of $1,110,521 changing hands, Trinidad Cement traded 13,610 shares to close unchanged at $3.05 and West Indian Tobacco had 3,149 shares changing hands at $126.31.
TTSE advancers = decliners – Tuesday
Trading activity on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market continued with low volumes and when it closed on Tuesday, 11 securities changed hands, resulting in a mere 43,810 shares valued at $787,615 being traded. At the close, 3 stocks rose, 3 declined and 5 remained unchanged, leading to marginal changes in all the market indices. One stock closed at 52 weeks’ lows and one at a 52 weeks’ high.
The Composite Index fell 1.16 points to close at 1,148.29, the All T&T Index declined 2.30 points to close at 1,811.95 and the Cross Listed Index is unchanged at 64.49.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund advanced by 5 cents to end at $22.70 with 2,569 shares trading, Guardian Holdings closed with 18,340 shares changing hands and gained 1 cent to end at $15.55 and Scotiabank gained 6 cents to close with 4,249 shares at $55.58.
Losses| First Citizens dipped 50 cents in trading 700 units, to end at $35, Massy Holdings closed with 499 shares changing hands with the loss of 1 cent at $55.98 and Unilever Caribbean traded 15 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $64.32 after falling 8 cents.
Firm Trades| Ansa Merchant Bank traded 200 units to end at $40, National Enterprises ended with 1,972 shares changing hands to close at $10.50, Prestige Holdings traded 635 shares to close at $10.80, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 5,384 shares changing hands at $23.75 and Trinidad Cement ended at $3.05 with 9,247 shares changing hands.
TTSE trading stays low on Friday
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago stock market continue to remain low keyed and when it closed on Friday, only 7 securities changed hands resulting in a mere 92,719 shares valued at $2,730,555 being traded as recent buying interest have subsided. At the close, 2 stocks rose, 3 declined and 3 remained unchanged, leading marginal changes in all the market indices. Two stocks closed at 52 weeks’ lows.
The Composite Index lost 2.78 points to close at 1,148.02, the All T&T Index gained 0.01 points to close at 1,811.43 and the Cross Listed Index eased 0.76 at 64.49.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund advanced by 10 cents to end at $22.65 with 28,123 shares valued at $636,986 trading and Guardian Holdings closed with 1,365 shares changing hands and gained 1 cent to end at $15.52.
Losses| National Commercial Bank fell 10 cents in trading 25,000 shares to close at $2.65 and Unilever Caribbean traded 3,705 shares and fell 7 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $64.40.
Firm Trades| First Citizens traded 506 units to end at $35, Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed with 24,810 shares with a value of $589,238 changing hands at $23.75 and West Indian Tobacco traded 9,210 shares carrying a value of $1,163,315 to close $126.31.